Kevin O'Connor, 54, is having a good time as a co-owner of Coolican's at the Cove in Clay.

"Owning the bar is a part-time job, but that's a joke. It's a lot more work than that. My day job is for Roberts Office Furniture Concepts on Henry Clay. It's a company that remanufactures office furniture."

HOW IT ALL STARTED
"Friends of mine and people that I work with opened Coolican's last July. Then, one guy sold out and asked if I wanted to be partners. That's how I got into the bar business. I thought it would be fun."

GOOD TIMES
"You get to go to a restaurant and bar every single night and have fun with friends and family. What's wrong with that? A lot of my friends and family visit me."

THE FOOD
"We're famous for our food. We have two tremendous chefs. Besides Friday night fish, Chicken Andrew is the most frequently purchased entree. It's pasta with broccoli, mushrooms, tomatoes, roasted red peppers and spinach."

PERSONAL "I've actually lived in Brewerton for the last 20-something-odd years. I grew up in the city and went to Christian Brothers Academy and LeMoyne College."

"I've been married for 30 years. My wife Colleen is my best friend and partner."

"I have a son, Seamus, who is a chemist and lives in California. I have a daughter, Briannon, who is working on her Ph.D. in clinical psychology at State University at Buffalo."

"I like to ski. Once a year for a week, two of my best friends from grammar school spend a week eating, drinking, skiing and gambling in Lake Tahoe."